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| West Virginia Facts |
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Some famous individuals from West Virginia include: Pearl Buck (author), Peter Marshall (television host), Chuck Yeager (test pilot /Air Force General), Don Knotts (actor), and Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics) |
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A variety of the yellow apple, the Golden Delicious, originated in Clay County, West Virginia. The original Grimes Golden Apple Tree was discovered in 1775 near Wellsburg. |
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On January 26, 1960 Danny Heater, a student from Burnsville, West Virginia scored 135 points in a high school basketball game earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. |
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